It IS a business!

I really didn't know what to expect when I joined the Teachers Pay Teachers Sellers Challenge (hosted by Amber at PreppyZestyTeacherista, Ashley at Teach Create Motivate, Emily at Third in Hollywood, and Jen at Sparkling in Second), but it has certainly provided a kick in the pants to get my store close to where it should be.

Up until very recently, I didn't really think of it as a business. I know it's called a "store", but in my head, it was more of a hobby. I think that was mistake number 1. I just posted my "products" (still didn't think of it as a business) hoping that they were useful and user-friendly. Sale-ability, marketing, branding... none of that occurred to me.

And because of that, when someone started a post discussing Terms of Use pages on the TpT Seller Challenge Facebook page, it got me thinking. Why didn't I have one of those? If I want others to take me seriously and respect my products, I think I need those things that say I take myself seriously. Like a Terms of Use page.

So, here it is! I even figured out how to add hyperlinks to it.

Now for the somewhat arduous task of inserting it into all my existing products... I guess I can do that as I work on updating all my covers too. :)

So what about you? If you sell, did you have trouble taking yourself seriously?